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Originally posted by greymule
Do you allow a runner to keep running to 2nd & 3rd while you are checking with your partner?
I have never even considered stopping a runner who is already in motion. Especially when I am working with long-time partners, I'll point immediately on a checked swing and get a call. But this is hardly a common play. It's different if the runner is not in motion. Then, yes, the ball is dead.
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Even if they are in motion, how will either of you be in position to make a call if the defense makes a play on the moving runners.
If the runner is moving with the pitch and the catcher makes a throw, you are obviously going to wait on the result of that play before going for help.
However, if the runner is going and the catcher chooses to ignore her and asks to get help, the runner is going to get that base ONLY and then I'll go to my partner for help. Even if the call is eventually ruled a strike, if that catcher doesn't hear it, it is her responsibility to follow through with the play.
And, yes, I know different scenarios may call for a different approach.